Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-01-13
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The thermometer registered $40 below
zero at Minneapolis yesterday week. AZ
Hallock Tuesday week, a spirit thermometer
regulator being reached. Other north
western towns reported temperatures from
25o to 40 below.
Temperatures below zero were re-
ported in Canada Thursday morning as
follows: At Ottawa, IT.; North Wakefield,
49,; Maniwaki, Quebec, 81; Pembroke,
Ontario, So; and Mattawa, Ontario, 30.
A furious storm ragged Thursday Ia the
northwest, extending from the Rocky
mountains to Lake Michigan. Railroad
travel was interrupted in all directions.
The principal fury of the storm was felt
in Dakota, the wind being high and snow
being 30 binding that it WINS almost I'M
possible to face it. At Huron some
thouRhtless teachers dismissed their |
Young pupils and five or six children got |
lost In going home, distance of few |
blocks. The people turned out in search |
of them and at last accounts had found |
two. The storm was severely felt Of
Sioux City, st. Paul and Chicago. At the
latter place the snow was succeeded last
night by slight sprinkle Of rain, and
the bowling wind became almost balmy
but q cold wave was predicted within ~
hours.
The storm on Thursday is said TO have
been the worst ever experienced in the
north. west. Passenger and freight trains
on all the railroads were either abandoned
or laid up at some station. At Orockston,
Minnesota, there was high wind, and IL
piled snow in heaps is feet high. AT
Fergus Falls all the schools are closed, the
thermometer marking So below zero. At
Huron the railroad shop whistles were
kept blowing to give the people out in
the storm the bearings. All the missing
school children were found. At Neche,
Dakota, the mercury was 530 below.
Sioux FALLS, OAK, Jan, 14.-Many
people in this vicinity were caught out In
| the storm. One citizen lay all night in
snow bank within mile Of town, between
/ his horses, escaping with his life. Another
man was found dead yesterday standing
at the side of barn north. west Of town.
All the railroads will start their snow
plows today.
GARRISON ,NEB. Jan 14.--Three children
| of John Denlinger, who attempted to go
home from school during the storm yes
terday, lost their way and remained ont
ell night, when they were found this
morning. One was frozen to death, but
the other two may recover.
MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 15.-Seventy six
human beings have been frozen to death
tana, Nebraska and Iowa. That is the
l % Aha hlsrrnn1 sNf Nv In IN
and Friday SO far as the reports have
come in.
Never since the storm of 1878 has there
been such fearful loss of life. The nRmet
Of towns do not indicate, except in few
cnses, the actual places of residence Of
tho dead, but are simply the towns nearest
their homes.
In Minnesota there are only eight who
are known to have perished-six children
on the Cauer farm, near Lake City, an6
John 10y and Mrs. Kuntz, near New
Adrian.
In Montana, Patrick Hanley and viii
liam Oyerman persisted while crossing the
mountains.
In Nebraska eight have been reported
frozen to death, and in Iowa six. Many
persons are reported missing all over thu
great northwest territory, and there ar.
many reports of persons so badly frozen
that recovery ia doubtful
Last night it was extremely cold. The
mercury dropped to 40' below in Mime
apolis. Almost incredible figures have
been received from the far northwest
points. There are searching parties out
all over Dakota looking for the missing,
and reports of bodies found are rapidly
coming in. The prospect, should the
trouble continue for several days more, Is
appalling, All the railroads are blocked
and traffic, excepting in the large cities,
is abandoned.
ST.. PAUL, MINI, Jan. 16., Specials to
the Pioneer Press received last night, re.
p3rt the following deaths of freezing il
addition to its list of 60, published yes
terday morning: Near Mitchell, Dakota
young man named Munger, Mrs. Phil
lips and son of Alpena, Jerauld county
Dakota; an unknown man near Aberdeen
Dakota; at Windemere, near Wahpeton
Dakota, o school-teacher and two OF he
pupils; near Fulda, Mimi, the 12-years
old son of John Welsh; near Tracy, MINI.
Tom Anderson, farmer, is missing; Ilea
Albert Lea, Mimi, 0lea Egge, brother o
Pre- Egge Of NorthGeld College. Bel
grade, Mont, reports rumors OF COW. boy
/ freezing il the Madison valley.
Saturday night and yesterday were OK
ceedingly cold all over the northwest
At Brainerd the thermometer registered
So below zero at o'clock yesterda,
morning and at Bird Island 38o below
At Fairabsult, Mimi, Saturday night i
was 49, below; at Duluth yesterday 81
below and at Clear Water, Mimi, 3S
below yesterday morning. The openini
of ALL the blockaded roads throughou
the northwest was begun in earnest yes
terday. and good progress was made de
spite the cold. Trains will be running a
usual in day or so.
APPALLING REPORTS FROM WESTERN KANSAS
KANSAS Cry, Mo, Jan. l6.-Saturda
and last night were the coolest ever 81
perienced in this section, the thermomete
registering 1872 below zero yesterda
morning and no time yesterday did th
! mercury get above A. below. A few case
! of freezing have been reported to th
police in this city, but the reports tina
D came from western Kansas are appalling
The billiards. that ragged throughout this
1 section a few weeks ago left til
people in such bad conditio
! that they were unable to stand the sever
r weather of the past "a hours, and man
r deaths from cold and starvation al
+ known TO have occurred. car load {
: provisions Was started yesterday froi
Wichita to Ashland, CLARK county, BIZ
4 the storm stopped the train. It Is est
. mated that 3 900 people in Clark count
are in destitute condition, and unlel
il immediate relief is afforded them I'll
n number of deaths will be fearful to col
h template.
BELOW ZERO ALL DAY IN CHICAGO.
+ CHICAGO, Jan. 16.-Sixtoen deQre,
II below zero was recorded on the COVER
ment Thermometer here at midnieh
Four below was the highest temperatul
reached during the day. A total abseDt
y Of wind mitigated the cold material
L and no severe suffering ia reporte,
2, There is much hardship in the poor di
J. tricts of the city, however, and IL
u police stations and other public shelte
~ are crowded to their utmost capacity /
q homeless waits.
u The pastor of the Presbyterian Ohurt
~ in Hsrtland, Kearney county, writes
~ the aid society imploring assistance I,
u the people of that section, saying that
u relief does not soon come hundreds mu
h. die.
., The casualties among stock have be,
Q, greater than ever known in the state
.. Kansas. Horses and cattle have perish,
10 in their stalls and the owners have be,
a badly frozen while attempting to care 1
e. them.